Religion: spirit 
Name: Stefan
Classification:
supporting character
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Amazing Adult Fantasy #9 (Feb. 1962): "The Spirit of Swami River"
Creators: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
Number of Appearances: 1
Enemy of: Swami River
Ally: Sarah
Gender: male
Note: Sarah's deceased husband; returned as ghost to protect her
Sarah was a widow. A fake swami who called himself "Swami River" tried to rip her off by conducting a fake seance, but the actual spirit of Sarah's late husband Stafan appeared and turned the con man into an actual ghost.
Amazing Adult Fantasy #9 (Feb. 1962): "The Spirit of Swami River"X-Men (vol. 1) #86 (Feb. 1974): "The Spirit of Swami River"
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.oddballcomics.com/article.php?story=2007-04-09
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/svsx.htm
- https://www.comics.org/issue/16777/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=220